The King's Board and Hillfield Gardens
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The King's Board and Hillfield Gardens
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 1 Feb 2014
The King's Board is thought to be 14th century in origin and reputed to have been given to the City of Gloucester by King Richard II, and was used as a butter market in the late 16th century. The King's Board now stands in Hillfield Gardens beside London Road where it was placed in 1937. Originally it was a preaching cross standing in Westgate Street in the heart of Gloucester; it was later used as a butter market. It was removed from Westgate Street in 1750 and was placed in two further locations in Gloucester before going to Tibberton Court for a century. It is a Grade II listed structure. Between the arches there are carved biblical scenes. Image] Image] Image] Image] Image] Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
51.869081
Longitude
-2.229574